new made 1095 center core damascus

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OK guy and gals these are not finished yet but made some damascus with a center core of 1095 this is the first time i have done this with any good luck these are 1095-15n20 damascus with a three way center core of some mild steel and 1095 center core i made the damascus billet 104 layers then cut it in half and put them on each side of this three way center core the first knife is a 4 1/2 blade and then the other i put the left over billet from the 4 1/2 blade billet i had 7" left over cut it in half and put it on each side of the 3 1/2 center core billet i had left over making this for a boy for his b-day gift it has a 3 1/2 blade with a "saw" on top with a false edge on top i made it wide being he is 12YO but he "needed" a saw on his knife for tree cutting and kid stuff he said .i dont know what handle to put on it yet but thinking black rubber horse mat stuff .i thought it would look like a camping knife if i made it wider he wanted a combat knife "YA RIGHT" so tryed to make it look camo what do ya think .sorry there not finished yet but next week i'll show them finished just need to show off my first center core try.